Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
go off track
Portuguese translation:
perder o foco; afastar-se do objetivo; sair do rumo; fugir do escopo; desviar-se do que está programado
English term
Brazil
IT Specialist • M.A. in Linguistics
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, and 1 more.
off track
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There are several forms of off track: when people use too much detail to describe a topic; when someone goes back to a subject that has already been discussed; when people go off into things that are not the subject at all.
Busco sugestões especialmente para a segunda ocorrência. Tenho uma tradução, mas não sei se é a melhor.
Grato!
Proposed translations
United States
Helping you reach the Brazilian market!
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese
perda de foco
sair do controle
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Note added at 2 mins (2017-07-10 15:46:19 GMT)
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Fugir do escopo, também seria uma opção.
afastar-se do objetivo
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Nick Taylor
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Thanks, Nick! :)
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expressisverbis
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Obrigada, Sandra! :)
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Danik 2014
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Obrigada! :)
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Will do!
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal)
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, and 1 more.
desviar-se do que está previsto/programado
Brazil
Nothing less than high quality.
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese
perda de tempo / perda de produtividade
Portugal
Translator and Terminologist
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese
mudar o/mudança de tema/assunto
mudar de assunto
https://www.infopedia.pt/dicionarios/ingles-portugues/track
https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/get-off-track-vs-go-...
Ou mudar o rumo das tais reuniões.
Brazil
The language of science and technology
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Italian to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, and 2 more.
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